2021 Japanese general election Parliamentary election held on 31 October 2021 to choose the 49th House of Representatives; it tested new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s mandate and produced a ruling-party majorit…
2022 (year) 2022 A concise encyclopedia overview of 2022, covering calendar placement, major global events—including the Russia–Ukraine war and COVID-19 impacts—political and cultural developments,…
2022 Winter Olympics (XXIV Olympic Winter Games) 2022 Winter Olympics The XXIV Olympic Winter Games were held in Beijing from 4–20 February 2022. This article summarizes the host, sports contested, organization, pandemic measures, controversies and k…
2023 — calendar overview, classification, and cultural notes 2023 Concise reference for 2023: its calendar classification as a common year beginning on Sunday, placement in eras and centuries, Roman-numeral form, cultural notes, and calendar-rela…
2024 (MMXXIV): Leap year overview and notable events 2024 An accessible overview of 2024: calendar characteristics, why it is a leap year, its place in era and century numbering, and major scheduled international events and observations.
2025 (MMXXV): overview of the year 2025 2025 (MMXXV) is a common year beginning on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar. This entry describes its calendar properties, numbering in eras, notable scheduled events, cultural…
2026 (MMXXVI) — overview, calendar details, and notable scheduled events 2026 Overview of the year 2026 (MMXXVI): calendar properties, major planned international events, centennial milestones, and its place in the 21st century and 3rd millennium.
2026 Winter Olympics (Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo) 2026 Winter Olympics The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially the XXV Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. A multi-venue Games focused on sustainability, reuse of exist…
2028 Summer Olympics (Games of the XXXIV Olympiad) 2028 Summer Olympics The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles from July 21 to August 6, 2028. This article summarizes the selection, context, planning themes, likely venue approach and expe…
2029 (MMXXIX): Overview, calendar facts, and notable events 2029 An encyclopedic overview of the year 2029: calendar classification, place in the 21st century and 2020s, expected astronomical highlights, historic anniversaries and broader signif…
2030 — overview, context, and global significance 2030 An encyclopedic overview of the year 2030: calendar placement, numbering, key global milestones (including the UN Sustainable Development Goals), demographic and technological tren…
2038 (year) 2038 2038 is a common year beginning on Friday in the Gregorian calendar; notable for the widespread computing issue known as the 2038 problem and for centennial anniversaries of events…
2043 Overview of the year 2043: calendrical facts, temporal position in the Common Era, cultural and planning significance, and distinctions from adjacent years.
Year 205 (CCV) in the Julian calendar 205 Overview of the year 205 CE (CCV): calendar facts, political context in the Roman Empire and East Asia, dating systems, and the broader historical significance of this period.
2100 (year) 2100 The year 2100 is a Gregorian common year beginning on Friday. This entry explains the calendar rules that make it non‑leap, and outlines practical, scientific, and cultural implica…
Year 217 (CCXVII) 217 Year 217 (CCXVII) was a common year of the Julian calendar notable for the assassination of Emperor Caracalla and the accession of Macrinus; events also occurred across the Roman w…
AD 22 (22 CE) 22 AD 22 (22 CE), a year of the Julian calendar during the reign of Tiberius, known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Agrippa and Galba.
AD 23 23 AD 23 was a common year of the Julian calendar, known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Pollio and Vetus. It occurred during Tiberius's reign and coincided with major events…
230 BC Overview of the year 230 BC: major political and military developments across the Mediterranean and East Asia, calendar context, and notable historical significance.
24 Hours of Le Mans Annual 24-hour endurance sports car race near Le Mans, France. Oldest active endurance race (first run 1923). Known for endurance, multiple classes, technological innovation and dr…
26th G8 summit (Naha, Okinawa, Japan, July 2000) 26th G8 summit The 26th G8 summit took place in Naha, Okinawa, Japan from July 21–23, 2000, bringing together leaders of the major industrial democracies and the European Commission to discuss gl…
27 BC The year in which Octavian received the title Augustus; commonly treated as the formal beginning of the Roman Empire. Calendar reckoning for 27 BC varies under early Julian practic…
Year 274 (CCLXXIV) 274 Year 274 (CCLXXIV) was a common year of the Julian calendar. It saw Emperor Aurelian complete reunification of the Roman Empire and continued power struggles in China during the ea…
Year 291 (CCXCI) — late 3rd-century events and context 291 Summary of the year 291 (CCXCI): calendar placement, political background in the Roman Empire and China, known conflicts, and the year's historical significance.
30 BC — Fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Octavian's Rise 30 BC Year marking Octavian's conquest of Egypt, the deaths of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII, and the annexation of the Ptolemaic realm; known in Rome as the consulship of Octavian and C…
321 BC — Key events in the Hellenistic successor struggles and the Roman Republic 321 BC Year 321 BC saw major developments after Alexander the Great’s death: the assassination of regent Perdiccas, the Partition of Triparadisus, and Rome’s humiliation at the Caudine Fo…
324 (AD) 324 Events and significance of the year 324 AD, a leap year in the Julian calendar marked by Constantine I's victory over Licinius and the consolidation of imperial authority.
331 BC A pivotal year in the late Classical era marked by Alexander the Great’s decisive victory over Persia, the founding of Alexandria, and wider consequences for the Hellenistic world…
337 (AD) — Death of Constantine and the Division of the Roman Empire 337 Year 337 (AD) saw the death of Constantine the Great, a violent purge of the imperial household and the division of the Roman Empire among his sons, shaping mid-4th-century politic…
34th G8 Summit — Tōyako (Toyako), Japan, July 2008 34th G8 summit The 34th meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) was held at Tōyako, Hokkaidō, Japan from 7–9 July 2008. Leaders discussed climate, energy, food security and the global economy in a con…
38th G8 Summit — Camp David, May 2012 38th G8 summit The 38th G8 summit was held May 18–19, 2012, at Camp David, a U.S. presidential retreat in Maryland. Leaders of the world's major industrial democracies met to discuss the global e…
Year 41 (AD): assassination of Caligula and accession of Claudius 41 Year 41 (AD) marked the assassination of Emperor Caligula and the proclamation of Claudius as emperor. It was a common year of the Julian calendar and was known in Rome as the Year…
42 BC — Battle of Philippi and the transformation of Rome 42 BC Year 42 BC: decisive Roman civil war battles at Philippi, the deaths of Brutus and Cassius, and events that accelerated the end of the Roman Republic.
427 BC A year in the classical era notable for events in the Peloponnesian War, the Mytilenean affair in Athens, and contemporary developments in the Roman calendar and Greek culture.
476 (AD): Deposition of the last Western Roman emperor 476 Year 476 AD, a Julian leap year often cited for the deposition of Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer and the conventional end of the Western Roman Empire; its significance and continuin…
480 BC A calendar year notable for major events in the Greco-Persian Wars, including Thermopylae and Salamis, and for developments across the Mediterranean and East Asia during the late A…
5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake A powerful Mw 6.9 earthquake struck Lombok, Indonesia on 5 August 2018. It followed a foreshock on 29 July, caused widespread damage, casualties and displacement, and formed part o…
Year 501 (Common year in the Julian calendar) 501 Overview of the year 501 AD: political context across regions, cultural and religious currents, calendar notation, and notable distinctions of this early 6th-century year.
52 BC: Crisis in Rome and Caesar’s Victory in Gaul 52 BC Year 52 BC, during the late Roman Republic, is noted for the political violence in Rome, Pompey's return to prominence, and Julius Caesar's decisive victory over Vercingetorix at A…
533 (Common year) — Events and historical significance 533 The year 533 CE saw the Byzantine expedition to North Africa under Belisarius that broke Vandal power, occurred amid Justinian's reforms, and featured a papal succession notable fo…
AD 54 54 AD 54 was a turning point in the Roman Empire: Emperor Claudius died and the teenage Nero succeeded, beginning a new phase in the Julio‑Claudian dynasty and imperial governance.
Year 547 (Common year of the Julian calendar) 547 Overview of the year 547 CE: political situation in Byzantium and Persia, the Gothic War in Italy, the continuance of the Justinianic Plague, cultural life and the year's longer-te…
585 BC Year traditionally associated with a total solar eclipse that halted the Battle of the Halys between Lydia and Media; falls within the Archaic Greek period and the Chinese Spring a…
5th G7 Summit (1979) — Tokyo meeting of industrial democracies 5th G7 summit The fifth annual summit of the Group of Seven was held in Tokyo on June 28–29, 1979. Leaders of the major industrial democracies met to discuss economic instability, energy, trade…
632 (Common Era) 632 Year 632 CE; a leap year in the Julian calendar marked by the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the emergence of the Rashidun Caliphate, and political shifts across Eurasia.
655 (year) 655 Year 655 CE: marked by the Battle of the Winwaed in Britain, the naval Battle of the Masts in the eastern Mediterranean, and political change at the Tang court that advanced Wu Zet…
66 (AD) — events and historical context 66 Year 66 CE in the 1st century: overview of major events, including the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War, Roman imperial situation under Nero, and the wider historical signifi…
681 AD: Recognition of the First Bulgarian State and the Third Council of Constantinople 681 Overview of 681 AD: Byzantine recognition of the First Bulgarian state under Asparuh and the Third Council of Constantinople resolving Monothelitism, shaping Balkan politics and Ch…
